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Prosecutors to argue in October that two-year jail term imposed on man whose dangerous driving killed 8 people was 'too lenient'

Summary

The Director of Public Prosecutions will argue before the Court of Appeal in October that a sentence imposed on a man convicted of dangerous driving causing eight deaths was unduly lenient. Shaun Kelly, aged 26 and from Hill Road, Ballymagan, Buncrana, County Donegal, pleaded guilty at Letterkenney Circuit Criminal Court to dangerous driving that resulted in the deaths of eight men on a road between Clonmany and Buncrana on 11 July 2010. He received a four-year custodial sentence with the final two years suspended by Judge John O'Hagan in December 2014, and was disqualified from driving for a decade. The DPP has applied for the Court of Appeal to review the sentence on grounds of undue leniency. Mr Justice George Birmingham set 22 October 2015 for the hearing.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Prosecutors to argue in October that two-year jail term imposed on man whose dangerous driving killed 8 people was 'too lenient'. Charges or matters: dangerous driving causing the death of eight men on a road between Clonmany and Buncrana on July 11 2010. Procedural stage: appeal

When:

• July 11 2010 Hearing Or Sentence
• October 22 Hearing Or Sentence
• 2015-07-13 Publication

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Topics

Road Traffic Stage Appeal

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